“Conventional medical management of PED can be arduous for the ophthalmologist and a burden on the patient,” said Dr. Jeng, professor and chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

“Surgical options exist when standard medical therapies fail, but several advanced treatment modalities have been proven to be very useful,” he said. “Should all else fail, experimental approaches are also under investigation and showing promise for helping our most challenging cases.”

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